Document Information Date: 1864-10-29 By: Chicago Tribune Citation: “The Canada Conference”, Chicago Tribune (29 October 1864). Other formats: The Canada Conference. Quebec, Oct. 28. -The Conference of the Provinces closed its labors last night, and the delegates left on a Western tour.
Document Information Date: 1864-10-29 By: Edward Whelan, The Examiner (Charlottetown), Quebec Conference Citation: Edward Whelan, “The Basis of Colonial Union,”The Examiner (14 November 1864). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF) Note: Any endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published Primary Documents Relating to the Conference, Second Edition (Calgary: Canadian Constitution Foundation, 2025). THE BASIS OF COLONIAL UNION The Inter-Colonial Convention closed their labours at… Read more Edward Whelan, [Quebec Conference] (29 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-27 By: Chicago Tribune Citation: “The Canada Conference”, Chicago Tribune (28 October 1864). Other formats: The Canada Conference. QUEBEC. Thursday, Oct. 27. — It is reported that the Conference has selected Ottawa for the capital of the United Provinces, Toronto for the capital of Upper Canada, and Quebec for Lower Canada.
Document Information Date: 1864-10-27 By: The Globe Citation: “Latest from Quebec. The Confederation Conference”, The Globe [Toronto] (27 October 1864). Other formats: Latest from Quebec — THE CONFEDERATION CONFERENCE. — SATISFACTORY PROGRESS WITH THE FINANCES. — THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL CAPITALS. — THE WESTWARD TRIP OF THE DELEGATES. — When they are expected to reach Toronto — From our Own Correspondent — (BY SPECIAL TELEGRAPH) QUEBEC, Oct. 26. The Finance Committee had a meeting this morning. This delayed the assembling of the Convention until about 11 o’clock. It is understood… Read more “Latest from Quebec. The Confederation Conference”, The Globe (27 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-27 By: The Globe Citation: “The Confederation Conference. Opinions of the English Press”, The Globe [Toronto] (27 October 1864). Other formats: The Confederation Conference. ———— OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS. ———— INCEPTION OF A “GREAT BRITISH AMERICAN NATION.” ———— (From the London News, Oct. 12.) Monday last, the 10th of October, is likely to prove an important date in the history of British North America. It was the day which the Governor General of Canada, acting under the authority of the Imperial Government, had appointed for a… Read more “The Confederation Conference. Opinions of the English Press”, The Globe (27 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-27 By: New York Times Citation: “The Provincial Conference”, New York Times (27 October 1864). Other formats: The Provincial Conference. Quebec, Wednesday, Oct. 26. The Conference is proceeding satisfactorily. The financial questions have been settled. The Conference will adjourn this week. All the arrangements will be embodied in a bill to be submitted to the different local Legislatures.
Document Information Date: 1864-10-27 By: Edward Whelan, The Examiner (Charlottetown), Quebec Conference Citation: Edward Whelan, “Inter-Colonial Convention at Quebec,”The Examiner (7 November 1864). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF) Note: Any endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published Primary Documents Relating to the Conference, Second Edition (Calgary: Canadian Constitution Foundation, 2025). INTER-COLONIAL CONVENTION AT QUEBEC. (No. 6) QUEBEC, Oct. 27, 1864. Since the date… Read more Edward Whelan, [Quebec Conference] (27 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-27 By: The Globe Citation: “From Vancouver Island”, The Globe [Toronto] (27 October 1864). Other formats: From Vancouver Island — A telegram from San Francisco, of Monday, Oct. 24th, mentions the arrival at that port of the steamer Sierra Nevada from British Colombia, with nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gold. The Legislative of Vancouver Island had passed resolutions favouring a federal union with British Columbia. The news from the mines was generally favourable. ____ The Trip Down East. – The proprietors of the Canadian newspaper, Quebec,… Read more “From Vancouver Island”, The Globe (27 October 1864) →